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Now you can get a basic grasp of 20 different languages from the palm of your hand thanks to Free 20 Language Phrasebook, a pocket ebook that is compatible with any mobile device.

Before you start you need to install a mobile eBook reader on your device. Once you've done this though it should recognize Free 20 Language Phrasebook straight away and you can instantly get stuck into the 1,349 pages.

Each chapter in Free 20 Language Phrasebook represents a different language and all are structured neatly in the same way. You get an interesting history of the language and its usage at the start, followed by a pronunciation guide then a phrasebook divided into 'Basics', 'Problems' and 'Numbers'. All the phrases are the same for each language covered by the Free 20 Language Phrasebook. The basic phrases are useful, though you want be having many intellectual conversations after learning them.

We would have liked to see more of these simple conversational phrases instead of the Problems section, which concentrates on negative stuff like: 'Leave me alone', 'Stop! Thief!' and 'I'm going to call the police'. Using these won't exactly endear you to the locals, will it?

There are plenty of interactive features in here to give the Free 20 Language Phrasebook a more proactive learning approach. For instance, you can highlight words, add notes, insert bookmarks and even add drawings to the text.

If you'd like to get a very basic handle on some of the World's most widely-spoken languages, install Free 20 Language Phrasebook and you can do so on the bus.